Was supposedly Sky Germany to be hit next. Seen this letter elsewehere last week
German Letter to dealer
Dear trade partners,
We are writing to inform you that, due to the necessary software updates the current HD satellite receiver only until 10:01. Can be issued in 2016.
All receivers that are already at that time with the customer, the update automatically and can still be used.
Receiver that work even after 01.10.2016 and no external software update are marked for better visibility with a yellow dot on the sandwich label.
We would ask you to spend first HD SAT devices without yellow dot to customers, since these from the 01.10.2016 can no longer be used!
To facilitate the "first in first out" principle, you will receive in the future on the issue of a receiver with yellow point during Aboaufnahme, the following notice (only if you have devices without yellow dot in the backlog):
-When Clicking "OK", the serial number is removed from the box,
-When "Cancel" you can enter the serial number still spend; but this is only recommended as a last resort, for example, if no device is discoverable without yellow dot. Other oral testimony:
At 18:01. to the conversion of the "encryption system" carried out so that all cards do only paired according field staff.
time will tell I suppose